voicethreads



// What is a VoiceThread? // A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos all whilst allowing people to navigate slides and leave comments in various ways!
 * DESCRIPTION **

Commenting on a VoiceThread can much more than just typing, it inspires collaboration and expression with original ways to comment. it is much more interactive than that, in fact there are 5 methods of leaving a comment, these are as follows

Simple voice and video commenting takes place right in your web browser with no software to install.
 * Text- leaving a written comment such as one you would find on most social media.
 * Voice- leaving a spoken comment with the help of a microphone or telephone
 * Audio file- an MP3 of WAV file
 * Video comment- via a webcam

Another interactive feature of VideoThread is the ability to doodle while commenting. This allows you to control the playback of a particular video, while Doodling and commenting on a specific segment of the video. The doodles are synced to your comment, showing the viewer your thoughts in action.

Perhaps one of the **best features for a teacher/class** is the ability to use multiple identities, this means that one VoiceThread account can have many commenting avatars associated with it. A family, **a class,** or an interesting person has the ability to switch identities on-the-fly without having to sign in with a different account. “Think 22 kids, 45 minutes, and a project to complete - and you'll understand the wonder of this feature.” (VideoThread)

VideoThread gives creators and editors the choice to pick the comments which are shown to everyone else. Editors can easily choose the best comments out of a selection turning a crowded page into a succinct one. http://voicethread.com/media/misc/getting_started_in_the_classroom.pdf

VoiceThreads can be easily shared with friends, students, and colleagues allowing them to record their comments too. You are also able to embedded the VideoThread to show receive comments on other websites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies.

With VoiceThread, group conversations are collected and shared in one place from anywhere in the world. All with no software to install!

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**IDEAS FOR USE IN THE CLASSROOM** This PDF is a fantatic resource for getting a VoiceThread started in a classroom http://voicethread.com/media/misc/getting_started_in_the_classroom.pdf
 * __**LITERACY**__
 * Literacy story writing
 * Demonstrating character point of view
 * Descriptive language
 * Description of genre
 * Create a scripts / play
 * Upload a book and comment on it
 * Create autobiography / biography || __**NUMERACY**__
 * Mathematical explanations
 * Instructional video (VoiceThread)
 * Upload words and voice to describe attributes of numbers and concepts ||
 * __**SCIENCE**__
 * Instructional video
 * Video (VoiceThread) tour through the body || __**HISTORY**__
 * Timelines
 * Tour through Eras and periods in history (e.g. Middle Ages) ||
 * __**GEOGRAPHY**__
 * Upload an image of a mystery scene and have the class suggest what they think it is or what might have caused it || __**PE**__
 * Comment on athlete’s performance
 * Create a sporting commentary ||
 * __**LOTE**__
 * Integration and translation of English and LOTE
 * Narratives in other languages
 * Instructional videos || __**ART**__
 * Comment on Art work
 * View aspects / angles of artwork and comment ||
 * __**OTHER IDEAS**__
 * Demonstration lessons / Tutorials of concepts
 * Recounts of camps and excursions
 * Assessment piec es
 * Point of view from different Thinking Hats
 * Comment on videos, images, photographs, etc
 * Video Tour (VoiceThread) of the school
 * Birthday messages ||

**If anyone has seen a VideoThread used in anyway that isn't mentioned above, we would love to hear about it.**

**Examples of use by classes/children:** media type="custom" key="13271016"

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